The Corpse Grinders

Jorge.

Oh, my God!

Jorge?

Jorge, where are you?

Hola, Señorita Humphries!

Luis, come on over.

You're gonna want to see this.

Herpetotheres cachinnans.

The laughing falcon,

known for its loud and distinctive call.

He ain't laughing now.

Well, that's because a Belizean botfly

laid an egg in its ear.

And when the larvae hatched,

he ate its way out through its brain.

They say the botfly is attracted to excessive ear wax,

so better watch them ears, Luis.

So what's going on?

What you got there?

Something I think you all will want to see.

Where did you get this?

It washed up along the Mopan River

just a few miles from here.

"Transgen Tech." What does that mean?

This belonged to my father.

Your father?

You never told me he worked down here.

He didn't tell me either.

He disappeared before he had the chance.

That area is off limits to scientists, tourists,

and especially gringos.

My father vanished three months ago, Luis,

and now we finally have a clue to what might have happened.

And now you just want me to ignore it.

I only met your father once, the day he arrived.

You are just like him.

Thank you, Luis.

Buena suerte, señorita.

I hate to see you go missing, too.

Come on.

Camera's ruined from the water damage.

SD card still works.

What the hell are we looking at?

I don't know.

I've never seen anything like it,

especially not that size.

Looks like an abandoned field lab.

So what do we actually know about Transgen Tech?

Not much.

Before today, it was nothing,

only one long wild goose chase,

leading to one dead end after another.

Gina, what the hell is going on?

Your father just disappeared and you didn't even tell me?

My father really loved field work.

He said he only felt alive

when he was knee-deep in an anthill

or romping around in the rain forest.

When I was little, he would disappear for months at a time.

Sometimes he'd just fall off the grid for weeks.

All I would get would be these little mementos

for my birthday.

Then one night out of the blue, I get a call,

which is already weird, because he never calls me.

And there's something wrong.

I can hear it in his voice.

He's in trouble.

And what did he say?

He said that he loved me,

that he was really sorry,

that he'd make it all up to me.

And then I didn't hear from him.

The authorities traced the call

to some fleabag motel in Belmopan,

but all they found was his ID badge.

Transgen Tech.

Yeah.

After that, the trail went cold.

And how come you never came down here to look?

Oh, that's why we're here, isn't it?

That's what you and Luis have been up to this whole time.

And that's why you disappeared

for hours and hours every night.

Why wouldn't you tell me?

Who do you think you are anyway, Lara Croft?

I didn't think you would come

if you knew the real reason.

And we sure as hell wouldn't have gotten that grant.

You really should have told me.

I know.

I'm sorry.

Belizean botfly?

I should have known something was up.

So what did the authorities say?

They said, "Just another gringo lost in the jungle."

So tell me more about your father.

What, are you all on the case now or something?

Well, I can't exactly let you go wandering

the rain forest alone, now, can I?

I mean, even Lara Croft needs a sidekick.

You know that sidekicks

never make it into the sequel, right?

That's fine.

I'm willing to take my chances.

All right, so Dad was really into bio genetic engineering.

Mosquitoes to combat the dengue fever

and the kissing bugs to slow down the spread of Chagas.

Well, whatever that was, it was no kissing bug.

Yeah.

I have a feeling that if we want to find him,

we're gonna have to find out what that was.

We don't have a whole lot here to go off of, though.

Most digital cameras have geo-locational tagging.

Cross your fingers.

Jackpot.

Cayo District.

No, you heard Luis.

That's way out of bounds.

We can't go there.

If there's any chance my father is alive,

any chance at all, I'm gonna have to go.

I really don't like you sometimes.

I know.

We leave first thing in the morning.

What's that?

Monkey.

All right, there, there, there.

Oh, yeah.

Little early, isn't it?

Ha.

It's been one of those days.

What's the forecast?

Forecast is hot and heavy.

Mountain rebels are up and active

up in these points here,

here, and in the northeast.

All right, cut the crap, Meyers.

You can't even look me in the eyes.

What's the real intel?

Transfer's up.

Unbelievable.

Guess I'm sharing this with you.

That the good stuff?

Only the best.

Yeah, most of the guys in country here,

they'd give their arm and a leg to go back, but.

I want to stay.

I love the jungle.

Every dog has its day, John.

Today's yours.

What's going on?

What's happening? - Look ahead.

Any way around it?

Not unless you want to hike for the next three days.

Let's go for it.

Let me do the talking, okay?

You'll just end up getting us deported or worse.

He's coming. - Excuse me, ladies.

I'm gonna need you guys

to turn this jeep around

and head back the way you came, please.

Oh, actually, we're just forestry students

from the university.

Our group's already camped up in the mountains.

This is a restricted area.

I'm gonna need you to turn around and head back.

I understand,

but we just need to get there before nighttime.

We're American citizens.

Look, let me show you.

Listen, I'm not gonna warn you two again.

Turn this

All right, all right,

look, Mister Officer, we're not gonna turn around.

So either you let us through, arrest us, whatever.

We're not going back.

Did you really think that was going to work?

Yes.

I mean, we're not deported.

Or worse, remember?

This is the "or worse."

Guess I shouldn't complain.

At least you managed to get us arrested

before getting us killed.

Day's still early.

All right, there's no point in lying to us anymore.

We know exactly who you both are.

What we don't know is what you're trying to do here.

Okay, we're not forestry students.

We're scientists,

but the real reason we're here

is because my father's missing.

His last known location was near these mountains.

We just want to pass through.

After that, you'll never see us again.

Not gonna happen.

You have any idea why we're stationed here?

I'm guessing it's not a goodwill mission.

Is it jungle training?

Too much reality TV for you kids, huh?